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Store or Shop???
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caroay
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Hi Bere! They are exactly the same. The only difference is that store is AMerican English and shop is British English... Native speakers correct me if I am wrong!!! Carolina |
22 Apr 2010
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plemos
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The feeling I get is that a store is much bigger than a shop.
As far as bakery is concerned, I think it stands for itself - I �m going to the bakery or I �m going to the baker �s.
Can any of you native English speaking teachers comment on this?
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22 Apr 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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@plemos
I �m not a native speaker, but I still don �t agree with your "feeling". It has nothing to with the size of a shop or store. ;))
As far as I know, Carolina�s (caroay) explanation is absolutely right.
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22 Apr 2010
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Ide_Bere
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Thank you so much for your answers
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22 Apr 2010
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tacris
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Caroay is right. They have the same meaning.
Store is American English and Shop is British English.
Other examples:
Truck is American English and Lorry is British English.
French Fries is American English and Chips is British English.
Line is American English and Queue is British English.
Sidewalk is American English and Pavement is British English.
And there are many others.
Talita
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22 Apr 2010
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almaz
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In the UK, a department store is a very large shop - like M&S.
Oh, and of course, you can shop there and store your purchases somewhere while you shop some more.
Alex
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22 Apr 2010
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Bruna Dutra
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I had never thought about it, because I �ve always heard both... both in AE and BE.
From that I figured they�re interchangable, but I always noticed some kind of patterns, or fixed expressions like the baker �s shop (not store), instead of Bakery.
However, it does come in books that SHOP is BE and STORE, AE.
Either way, you can see/hear both being used in American movies and tv, and I �m pretty sure I �ve already heard Brits saying store.
I �d guess from that they are both commonly used by American and British people.
But that �s just my own perspective.
hugs, B.
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22 Apr 2010
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tancredo
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Where have all the natives gone? |
22 Apr 2010
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teachertonyinchina
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Store is not often used by British people. The only time I might use store is department store. When referring to a department store we usually use its name, Harrods, House of Frazer ect. |
22 Apr 2010
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